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Ever restless as a musician and constantly changing directions and trying new things, guitarist Jeff Beck is difficult to reduce to a 14-track overview, although this set probably does as well as one could at sketching in the portrait. Beginning as a guitarist for the Yardbirds in the 1960s, Beck hit his stride with the Jeff Beck Group (which featured a then relatively unknown Rod Stewart as lead singer) later in the decade, and "Shapes of Things" (initially a radio hit for the Yardbirds), "Plynth," and "Beck's Bolero" are represented here from that era. Also here are several of Beck's mid-'70s fusion tracks, including "Freeway Jam" and "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat," as well as his 1980s reunion with Stewart, “People Get Ready.” Again, Beck is a difficult artist to capture in a single-disc drive-by, but for folks curious about this fine guitarist and wanting a quick sampler of his work in several of his various guises, this set works fine as an introduction.
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Best of Beck [Epic]
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AllMusic Review by Steve Leggett
Track Listing
| Title/Composer | Performer | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5:46 | ||||
| 2 | 4:52 | ||||
| 3 | 4:59 | ||||
| 4 | 3:17 | ||||
| 5 | 3:15 | ||||
| 6 | 2:51 | ||||
| 7 | 6:49 | ||||
| 8 | 3:12 | ||||
| 9 | 5:27 | ||||
| 10 | 6:09 | ||||
| 11 | 3:04 | ||||
| 12 | 5:19 | ||||
| 13 | 5:38 | ||||
| 14 | 4:29 |
